my system

will my system be able to play most new games properly?

Specs:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz
RAM: 1GB
Graphics Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5200
Sofware: Windows XP Media Centre edition

 

Depends on your definition of most...it should handle alot.

 

The answer would have to be no!
If the definition of properly, means to have the game play at the recommended levels of quality, then your GPU especially will not be up to the minimum spec recommended on most of the newest games.
New games being what you asked about.
You should look at the web sites for the games you intend to play and see the system specs listed.
Those specs are listed for a reason, the game will play on lower spec machines, but will not 'Play Properly'.

 

what if i overclock the graphics card?

 

unless u get atleast an 8o% improvement well u might cus i did wit my radeon 9600 it runs cod2 halo nfs:ms no problem now so you never know give it a shot

 

but i dont know how far it can go without overheating.

 

does your card have a fan on it or is it passive nayways remove all the covers on your spar pci brackets at the back of the case this wil help some also if you have a spare case fan you could tie it on down there as an exhaust that what i did i used zip ties just

 

I agree with BigDK on this one, most new games will either not run or will run very badly on that card.
Even with a serious overclock you are going to be missing out on the games niceities.

If you can live without some eye-candy then you will be fine, but my advice would be to spend a bit and get yourself a newer card.

 

if i equip my comp with this http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...angid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10029053&catid=10524 , will it make a good system?

and ShUgGz: dont think so. check the specs. GeForce FX 5200

 

You wouldn't see a vast improvement, if any, by switching to that card.
I suppose the 2 main questions are how much eye candy you are willing to lsoe and what your budget would be for a new Graphics card.

 

somewhere around 100 CAD.

 

ok, I'm not to sure the best places to look for ca, but we have a few Canadian mebers on here who might shed some insight.

It may be worth waiting, saving some cash and then buy a new motherboard and grab a pci-express card to go with it.

There are AGP cards that will be a massive improvement over the one you have, but I think you will have to spend over budget!!

i'll check later if no1 has replied and see what I can find, work time now

 

yeah im gona be upgrading im only using my old radeon just untill i have the money for a 7600gt cus ive just built this pc so until then i stick wit this card.and i only oc'ed cus i wanted all i could get from it.